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Supporters of Ohio’s higher education overhaul argue it would promote intellectual diversityOhio Capital Journal: George Dent Jr., professor emeritus of law, discussed Senate Bill 83, which would require American history courses, public syllabi and tenure evaluations based on if the educator showed…

Why Jim Jordan can’t pass legislation to stop local prosecutions of ex-presidents like Donald Trumpcleveland.com: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, and Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, noted that…

Akron prepares as grand jury expected to convene in Jayland Walker caseWEWS: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, said that unlike a criminal trial, a grand jury’s decision does not have to be unanimous. “In terms of the deliberations, it…

Almost 70 infections linked to recalled eyedrops in 16 states, CDC saysNBC News: Robert Bonomo, professor of pharmacology, molecular biology and microbiology at the School of Medicine, noted that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which mutated over time to evade most treatments, had not been…

Ohio politicians react to indictment of former President Donald TrumpWKYC: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, weighed in on the news of former president Donald Trump’s indictment on charges involving payments made during the…

4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose Popular Science: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said Naloxone blocks brain receptors so that opioids can’t reach them, preventing deadly overdoses. “There are very few things I would call a perfect…

ChatGPT is pretty bad at poetry, according to poetsVice News: Walt Hunter, chair of the Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, said his initial impression of ChatGPT’s attempts at poetry were amusing, sort of entertaining and terrible. “The rhymes are clunky, there’s tired…

My father’s hardest fight: Assisted suicide and HinduismThe Revealer: Deepak Sarma, professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the moral implications of assisted suicide in the Hindu religion. When one has fulfilled dharma, or their duties on earth, and suffers from an incurable…

Westlake-based Hyland Software laying off about 1,000 employees, 20% of its workforceWEWS: Michael Goldberg, executive director of the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and associate professor at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed the reasons Hyland Software cited in its decision to lay…

Why history will be made in courtWKYC: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, discussed the unprecedented nature of a former U.S. president being charged with a crime, as Donald Trump was indicted in New York after a grand jury issued charges related to hush money he allegedly…